The Philippines is recognized globally as one of the largest English-speaking nations. The majority of its population has at least some degree of fluency in the language. Filipinos are exposed to the heavy usage of English, not just in school but also in their everyday lives. Exposing elementary pupils to different language learning sources (home, friends, school, and media) can help them acquire the language more easily. Thus, the second-language acquisition is a holistic process, which means acquiring the second language is not confined within the four walls of the classroom. This paper describes the extent of language learning exposure and the level of grammatical proficiency of Grade 6 pupils of a Catholic school in Bacolod City. Similarly, it explores the difference in the pupils' extent of language learning exposure and level of grammatical proficiency. Also, it determines the relationship between language learning exposure and grammatical proficiency.

This descriptive-comparative research explored the level of grammar proficiency and sequencing skills in narrative writing of the Grade 7 students. Specifically, it sought to determine the significant difference in the level of grammar proficiency and sequencing skills. The 308 Grade 7 students selected through stratified proportional sampling answered the researcher-made instrument. The findings revealed that the students have a low level of grammar proficiency and average level in sequencing skills as a whole. Moreover, a significant difference exists in the level of grammar proficiency and the level of sequencing skills of students when grouped according to academic performance in English and track, while no significant difference exists when the students are classified according to sex. The results imply that students can sequence events in a narrative. However, they find difficulty in writing grammatically correct sentences. With this, instructional materials may be designed to develop the students’ proficiency in writing.

Aims: This paper assessed the clients’ awareness and effectiveness of the traditional and modern information dissemination strategies of a prosecution office in Negros Occidental when the clients are taken as a whole and grouped according to geographical location and services availed from the said office. It also identified the challenges encountered by the clients with the information dissemination strategies of the prosecution office. Study Design: This study used the quantitative-descriptive research design. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted among the clients of the prosecution office in Negros Occidental, Philippines from June to July 2021. Methodology: Through a validated and reliability-tested researcher-made survey instrument, data were gathered from 50 clients who availed of the services of the prosecution office from June to July 2021. Data on clients’ awareness and challenges encountered on the information dissemination strategies were treated using frequency and percentage distribution. Meanwhile, data on the level of effectiveness of the strategies were treated using mean and standard deviation. Results: As a whole, 83% of the respondents (f=415) are aware of the information dissemination strategies of the prosecution office on the average. Overall, the level of effectiveness of the information dissemination strategies of the prosecution office is very high (M=4.32, SD=0.70). The most common challenges encountered by the clients with the information dissemination strategies of the office are limited usage of modern tools for more effective and faster dissemination of information (f=9, %=18), no print and broadcast media for updates on its services (f=8, %=16), no mechanism for feedbacks on the information relayed to the clients and the public (f=7, %=14), no well-established system for disseminating information to the clients and the public (f=6, %=12), and no assigned personnel who takes the responsibility of disseminating the information to the clients and the public (f=6, %=12). Conclusion: Information dissemination is one of the responsibilities of the government to the people. To apprise the public of updates relating to the functions and services of government offices, there should be effective dissemination tools that can transmit the information from the source to the receiver. Despite the emergence of many modern tools to facilitate communication, people still hold on to the relevance and importance of the traditional tools; thus, the role of the traditional tools in any context or environment will be irreplaceable.

Aims: This study correlated the extent of work engagement and level of teaching performance in the new normal of public school Physics and determined the challenges encountered in teaching Physics. Study Design: This quantitative study utilized a descriptive and correlational research design. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted among Physics teachers in the large division in Central Philippines during the school year 2021-2022. Methodology: Standardized questionnaire, validated and reliability-tested researcher-made checklist, and RPMS results were used to collect data needed for the study.  Descriptive analysis using mean and standard deviation were used for the extent of work engagement and level of teacher performance while frequency count and percentage distribution were used for the challenges in teaching Physics. Spearman rank correlation determined the significant relationship between work engagement and teaching performance.  Results: Overall, the extent of the work engagement of the Physics teachers is very often (M=4.88; SD=0.99).  Meanwhile, the overall level of teaching performance is very satisfactory (M=4.46; SD=0.26).  Moreover, there is a significant relationship between work engagement and teaching performance [ρ(62)=0.331, p=0.008].  Topping the challenges in teaching Physics are the voluminous paperwork and extended working hours (64 or 75%), diversity of learners (45.3%), and adaptability to educational trends (39.1%). Conclusion: This study discovered a significant relationship between work engagement and teaching performance.  Hence, when the work engagement of teachers is greater, their teaching performance level also escalates.  Vigor, dedication, and absorption are all contributory to work engagement, which influences teaching performance.  Age, as well as years of teaching experience, matters a lot in work engagement.  The longer one stays in the teaching profession, the more he or she becomes adept at work.  Also, the educational qualification or preparation of a teacher is another factor influencing work engagement as seen clearly in the difference in the scores between Physics majors and non-Physics majors.

One of the goals of education is to develop learners with strong reading and comprehension skills. Memorandum No. 173 s. 2019 of the Department of Education strongly encouraged all elementary and secondary public schools to intensify their advocacy for independence in reading in all grade levels and align the promotion of reading culture as the key in closing achievement gaps in producing productive citizens. It is a fact that many Filipino learners struggle to meet the standards in English communication and language. Given the literature gap, this study determined the level of context clues knowledge and level of reading comprehension skills of Grade 10 students in the three-class programs: Basic Education Curriculum (BEC), Science Technology (STE), and the Strengthened Technical Vocational Education Program (STVEP) of a public junior high school in the Division of Bacolod City.  The study also determined the difference in the level of context clues knowledge and level of reading comprehension skills of the students when grouped according to class programs and explored the relationship between context clues knowledge and reading comprehension skills.